Spot Color in a Grayscale Image

Here’s a relatively straightforward portrait of a young lad in Laos. He was a lovely kid with a very pleasant disposition. I very much enjoyed the interaction that the minute or so of photography time provided. And, of course, the photograph has allowed me to preserve the memory of that interaction for years to come.
After [...]

Trees in the Mist_Yarra Ranges

Having got back into the car after photographing the tree in yesterday’s Fallen Giant post my companions and I had only to drive along the road for another minute or so until the slightly higher elevation brought us into a new world, one of mist.
This image was made with my camera pointed up towards the [...]

What Color is Green?

What color is Green? A strange question to be sure, but nevertheless worthy of some explanation. As a way to help describe color we can break it up into the following 3 separate categories:
Hue
A technical term for color, Hue is the actual name of the color. So a red apple has a red hue, while [...]

Memories of Mansfield

 
I have a good friend, Gary, a photographer who operates a business in Mansfield, Victoria. I heard yesterday that a fire had broken out in the Mansfield area so, naturally, my thoughts turned to my friend. I’ve spoken with him, but only for a few seconds. He’s OK but, at this stage, I have no [...]

Photographing Stain Glass Windows

 
Stain glass windows provide the photographer with rich and vibrant color and, due to the characters and narratives portrayed, a great way to study the Human Condition.
Some say that by photographing artwork you’re really just copying it and, therefore, have no claim on the image you make. There might be something in that statement if [...]

Monochromatic Color

Individual colors are used to help us navigate our way through life. They provide us with vital information, often through symbol and metaphor. Think of traffic lights: green is for go, yellow for caution and red tells us to stop.
 
Color is also culturally based. Orange is the national color of the Netherlands. In Ireland orange [...]

We Live in a World of Color

Evocative color, the line of the river and the human element helped bring this fleeting moment together in a cohesive manner.